The Gafanhas, near the Port and the end of Ria de Aveiro are rural sites where bicycles are used in a day by day basis. If any doubt, people who went to the overcrowed Festival do Bacalhau saw many bikes everywhere...

Another one from the land of the windmills... We had come to see the windmills of Kinderdijk, a UNESCO heritage site since 1997, in January. But definitely in August the visit is most enjoyable... Tourists are many, but also the locals... As the owner of this bike that came to fish.

Although "cortina" is the Portuguese word for curtain, this is no reference to it neither it should be a reference to the Ford model but just another "ordinary" bicycle that we can see around here, with some accessories. Curiously in this photo you can see another bike that was already published here...

Another one from the land of windmills, this with the Martinitoren in the back... It is the biggest church tower of the city of Groningen, this case the Martinikerk. Both the church and the tower got their names in homage to Martin of Tours (316 - 397), the patron saint of the Archbishopric of Utrecht to which Groningen belongs.

Although this is in another province here we have a traditional bicycle painted in the colours of Frisia, blue and with hearts, missing only the white. And it stands in front of a shop that in spite of its suggestive name it is not a coffeeshop

More tourists in the city of the seven hills... These wander along the Teatro di Marcello, a theater built in ancient Rome, still partially preserved, raised by will of Julius Caesar that projected the construction of a theater designed to rival the one built by Pompey in Campo Marzio.

Isn't it cool to have a bicycle named Big-Feet to go strolling on the beach? And on top of that a cruiser, the ideal bike for cruising by the sea.This Dutch brand must have played with the words since the word feet and the Dutch fiet (bicycle) are homophone words.

Another from the seven hills city... This bicycle is next to Colonna Traiana, the monument built under the order of the Emperor himself, by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus to celebrate the victories of military campaigns against the Dacians.

The summit finish in Alto da Senhora da Graça is a legendary stage of the Tour of Portugal, the stage of great wins and a lot of suffering. The suffering here reflected in Rui Sousa that defended his yellow jersey on this difficult climb.

In Rome, despite its seven hills, it is also possible to use the bicycle for tourism. This one travels by the Santa Maria di Loreto church, from the 16th century, close to the huge Vittorio Emanuele II monument.

Several Dutch characteristics present in this image: a simple utility bicycle, white tyres, box in the front (this made from plastic), a canal, a bridge and looking closely to the bike one can see drops of rain all over it.

Another one from the land of tulips... This one awaits her owner by the old church of Katwijk and the old statue in granite Vissersweduwe met zoon (Fisherman's widow with son) dated from 1930, by the sculptor Simon Louis Willem van der Noordaa, inaugurated by Princess Juliana, in memory of the fishermen from Katwijk that died in the First World War.

One of these traditional bicycles and with a not so vulgar colour, we might say it is Dutch. But no, its really an Italian, and Roman, one in this case. Probably her owner is one of those who alternates between the bike and the metro to move around the Italian capital.

Sun, sea, beach, a cosy atmosphere and a reference to an old island part of the Portuguese Empire, "found" by Vasco da Gama...The Zanzibar Beachclub is located in a privileged area in the beach of Scheveningen. The view of the beach and the North Sea is without a doubt magnificent...

Almost everywhere in The Netherlands we can find these sort of things. If there are bicycles chained to a guard rail of a bridge or passageway, usually above water, its very likely that someone had flip one over, certainly as a practical joke.

In November 2011, on a routine medical check-up, mister José was diagnosed with a dangerously high cholesterol. Besides changing his eating habits the doctor recommended the practice of sports. Already retired, he started using the bicycle again on a daily basis for morning rides. In a few moths he lost 10 kilos and the cholesterol drastically decreased.

At the day of Men's Triathlon in London 2012, we give our readers a look at bikes prepared for the race of the European Youth Sub 23 race, that was organized by Portugal, in Gaia, in August 2011. In that race, won by João Silva, was Jonathan Brownlee, nowadays the third in the olympic race, that took place today!

This folding bicycle was left exactly facing forward to the Piazza Colonna... It's a square in the centre of Rome, marked by the imposing marble column of Marcus Aurelius. This column is completely enveloped with inscriptions and was erected by Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius, to celebrate is father's victories.

A sunny day in Katwijk aan Zee, a beach by the North Sea... Since 1968 that the lighthouse is open to visitors in the Summer, through the volunteers of the Katwijk Museum. After 1980, the fishing boat KM 88 'Zorg en Hoop' - Problems and Hope - is also exhibited by the lighthouse tower in the months of Summer.

We are in August, a month associated with holidays, Summer and beach, that is, sand, sun and sea. Right during the Euro 2012 we had sand, sun and a bicycle. The curious fact is that the sand was in a sculpture related to the Euro 2012 and that featured the Dutch team holding the Cup. On this day they had already returned home so it was an ironic moment.

Two "not so young" guys took the sun and go out for a ride with their bikes. Costa Nova was the place to rest and talk. The yellow fellow uses Merckx all over his body and the bike is also from the same brand :)